Review | Disappointing Tristan und Isolde opens Geneva opera season
Tristan und Isolde is a colossal work, not only due to its length (five hours, including two intermissions) or for the influence of its “Tristan”…
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La Scena on the Road | Musikfest Berlin 2024: The Americas & Politics
Musikfest Berlin is an ambitious annual festival that hosts the world’s top orchestras, instrumental and vocal ensembles, together with the major symphony orchestras of the…
Review | Bayreuth Festival 2024: Wagner revisited
One of the most unique features of the annual Bayreuth Festival dedicated to the operas of Richard Wagner is the opportunity it affords to revisit…
Review | Beethoven’s 8th and 9th with the Orchestre de la Francophonie
Most orchestras play just a few consecutive shows, performing the same material over the course of two or three nights.
Review | Les Misérables in Montréal
Les Misérables is one of the world’s most popular musicals (and among my favorites). It follows the life of ex-convict Jean Valjean (Nick Cartell), who, after spending 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread, breaks parole and reinvents himself.
Review | Elisabeth St-Gelais at Toronto Summer Music
Innu soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais made her Toronto Summer Music debut on July 30 in recital with pianist Louise Pelletier. They presented a classic song program…
Review | Ohio Light Opera (OLO) Celebrates its 45th Season
Ohio Light Opera (OLO) is the resident professional company of the College, and for 45 years has been presenting operetta and musical comedy. This summer they are offering performances of Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, Me and My Girl, The Gondoliers, The Count of Luxembourg, and The Arcadians.
Review | The OSM and Yoav Levanon at the Festival Lanaudière: A Night of Russian Composers
The charm of music en plein air filled the atmosphere in the city of Joliette where the Festival Lanaudière hosted the esteemed Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
Review | Brunch, Lavande, Tango !!!: An Open-Air Concert
Picture this: a cool summer breeze carrying the soothing scent of lavender through the air, warm sunlight sinking into your skin, and the captivating sounds of Argentinian tango performed by a cello and guitar duo.
Review | A breakdancing Fairy Queen opens Toronto Summer Music
Toronto Summer Music opened its 2024 festival in the most grand, celebratory manner possible with the local premiere of Les Arts Florissants’ production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.
